Andhra Pradesh took the top honours, followed by Telangana in the Ease of Doing Business state rankings, an initiative launched by the central government, that aims to promote competition among states to attract investments.

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The survey, released by the commerce and industry ministry on Tuesday, said that 17 states recorded a score of 90% and above. The survey also included 5,000 private sectors in the ranking.

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Construction permits, labour regulations, environmental registrations, access to information, land availability, and single window system, were some of the parameters on which the states were evaluated.

Ease of doing business survey has taken user feedback and on ground changes in to considerations, new addition this year, and not just reforms, World Bank said.

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First Published:Jul 10, 2018 8:07 PM IST